Advanced Process Control Engineer (APC)

YOKOGAWA ENGINEERING ASIA PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Yokogawa Engineering Asia Pte Ltd in Singapore invites an experienced Advanced Process Control Engineer to deliver lifecycle support for APC solutions in industrial plants. You will translate customer requirements into APC applications using model-based and multivariable control, and you will oversee planning, testing, FAT/SAT, commissioning and performance monitoring.

Collaborating with project managers, process engineers, DCS engineers, and clients, you will drive plant stability, energy

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Control, Automation Engineering, or related.
• Min 5 years in process control, automation, or process optimization in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, or Process Industries. May consider fewer years.
• Min 3 years hands-on with DCS, PLC, and OPC.
• Strong knowledge of PID, feedback and multivariable control.
• Experience APC, modelling, tuning, troubleshooting and optimization preferred.
• Willingness to travel within Southeast Asia for project implementation and customer support.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and provide lifecycle support for APC solutions for industrial process plants.
• Understand customer process requirements and develop APC applications using model-based and multivariable control technologies.
• Execute project planning, application engineering, control strategy development, configuration, FAT, SAT, commissioning, and performance monitoring.
• Collaborate with project managers, process engineers, DCS engineers, and customers to improve plant stability, throughput, energy efficiency, product quality, and overall operational performance.

Skills

DCS

PLC

OPC

PID control

Multivariable control

APC

Process modelling

Scripting languages

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Control, Automation Engineering, or related

Tools

Distributed Control Systems (DCS)

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

OPC

Job description

• Deliver and provide lifecycle support for Advanced Process Control (APC) solutions for industrial process plants.
• Understand customer process requirements and develop APC applications using model-based and multivariable control technologies.
• Execute project planning, application engineering, control strategy development, configuration, testing, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Site Acceptance Test (SAT), commissioning, performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Collaborate with project managers, process engineers, DCS engineers, and customers to improve plant stability, throughput, energy efficiency, product quality, and overall operational performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Control, Automation Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in process control, automation, or process optimization within the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, or Process Industries. Candidates with fewer years of relevant experience may also be considered.
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), and OPC.
• Good knowledge of process control principles, including PID control, feedback control, and multivariable control.
• Experience in Advanced Process Control (APC), process modelling, commissioning, control tuning, troubleshooting, and process optimization is preferred.
• Proficiency in programming or scripting languages used in industrial automation and process control applications.
• Keen interest in learning and applying emerging technologies such as Real-Time Optimization (RTO), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and digital solutions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
• Willingness to travel within Southeast Asia and other regional countries for project implementation and customer support.

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Yokogawa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Yokogawa wants a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. We will actively recruit, develop, and promote people from a variety of backgrounds who differ in terms of experience, knowledge, thinking styles, perspective, cultural background, and socioeconomic status. We will not discriminate based on race, skin color, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, belief, political opinion, nationality, ethnicity, place of origin, disability, family relations or any other circumstances. Yokogawa values differences and enables everyone to belong, contribute, succeed, and demonstrate their full potential.